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Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization.
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018-09)
There is mounting concern that social media sites contribute to political polarization
by creating "echo chambers" that insulate people from opposing views about current
events. We surveyed a large sample of Democrats and ...
"I Use Weed for My ADHD": A Qualitative Analysis of Online Forum Discussions on Cannabis Use and ADHD.
(PLoS One, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for problematic
cannabis use. However, clinical and anecdotal evidence suggest an increasingly popular
perception that cannabis is therapeutic ...
PhenX RISING: real world implementation and sharing of PhenX measures.
(BMC Med Genomics, 2014-03-20)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the PhenX RISING network
and the site experiences in the implementation of PhenX measures into ongoing population-based
genomic studies. METHODS: Eighty PhenX measures ...
Recovery and survival from aging-associated diseases.
(Exp Gerontol, 2013-08)
OBJECTIVES: Considering disease incidence to be a main contributor to healthy lifespan
of the US elderly population may lead to erroneous conclusions when recovery/long-term
remission factors are underestimated. Using two ...
Transitional probability-based model for HPV clearance in HIV-1-positive adolescent females.
(PLoS One, 2012)
BACKGROUND: HIV-1-positive patients clear the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
less frequently than HIV-1-negative. Datasets for estimating HPV clearance probability
often have irregular measurements of HPV status and ...
Does surgery improve outcomes for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? An analysis using the surveillance epidemiology and end results registry from 1998 to 2008.
(J Am Coll Surg, 2012-11)
BACKGROUND: We examined survival associated with locally advanced esophageal squamous
cell cancer (SCC) to evaluate if treatment without surgery could be considered adequate.
STUDY DESIGN: Patients in the Surveillance, ...
Effects of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension diet, exercise, and caloric restriction on neurocognition in overweight adults with high blood pressure.
(Hypertension, 2010-06)
High blood pressure increases the risks of stroke, dementia, and neurocognitive dysfunction.
Although aerobic exercise and dietary modifications have been shown to reduce blood
pressure, no randomized trials have examined ...
The effects of participation level on recidivism: a study of drug treatment courts using propensity score matching.
(Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 2014-09-24)
BACKGROUND: Empirical evidence has suggested that drug treatment courts (DTCs) reduce
re-arrest rates. However, DTC program completion rates are low and little is known
about the effectiveness of lower levels of program ...
Variability in the treatment of elderly patients with stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer.
(J Thorac Oncol, 2013-06)
INTRODUCTION: : We evaluated treatment patterns of elderly patients with stage IIIA
(N2) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: : The use of surgery, chemotherapy,
and radiation for patients with stage IIIA (T1-T3N2M0) ...
Effects of statewide job losses on adolescent suicide-related behaviors.
(Am J Public Health, 2014-10)
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the impact of statewide job loss on adolescent suicide-related
behaviors. METHODS: We used 1997 to 2009 data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to estimate ...